Amateur-built DHC-2 accident near Ketchikan, Alaska, January 10, 1989
On January 10, 1989 at about 7:00 pm local time, a amateur-built DHC-2, registered N67667, was substantially damaged in an accident near Ketchikan, Alaska. It was a positioning flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
IMPROPER FLARE ATTITUDE AT TOUCHDOWN, CAUSING THE LEFT FLOAT TO DIG INTO THE WATER.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- January 10, 1989 · about 7:00 pm local time
- Place
- Ketchikan, Alaska · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built DHC-2
- Registration
- N67667 · no longer on the register · serial 401
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Positioning flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON CALM WATER AFTER A 3 MINUTE POSITIONING FLIGHT. DURING THE TOUCH DOWN, THE LEFT FLOAT DUG INTO THE WATER WHICH RESULTED IN A SWERVE AND WATER CONTACT WITH THE RIGHT WING.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land; single-engine sea; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 350 hours in all; 33 in this make and model; 27 in the last 90 days; 7 in the last 30 days; 260 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 10,374 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, November 30, 1988; 86 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 5,090 lb
- Seats: 8
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: P&W R-985-AN14B (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 5KE Ketchikan AK at 6:47 pm
- Destination: 9CO Ketchikan AK
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 130° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 2,500 ft; scat at 1,000 ft
- Temperature: 36°F (2°C), dew point 34°F (1°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 6:55 pm from KTN
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N67667 the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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